Ken MastrocolaKen MastrocolaManaging DirectorWealth Partner
"I manage our team’s fixed income and opportunistic investing, drawing from extensive experience I've honed throughout my career."
About Ken
Ken Mastrocola has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry as a trusted partner helping clients manage their wealth.
Ken manages our team's fixed income and opportunistic investing, drawing from extensive experience he's honed throughout his career. He started at Bay Bank Capital Markets (1988–1991), where he traded bonds for institutional clients. He then joined Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (1991–2011) as a Senior Vice President of Wealth Management, helping high-net-worth clients and endowments with complex financial strategies.
Throughout his career, Ken has immersed himself in research and has access to professional strategists, analysts, and economists that help him lead our team's qualitative research process.
Ken graduated from Bentley University with a B.A. in Economics and Finance, in addition to a minor in Business Administration. In his spare time, he enjoys road biking and skiing, as he is also a member of the Mad River Glen Ski Area in Vermont. Ken and his wife, Tina, live with their five children in Hamilton, Massachusetts.
Insights
Investing
‘Volatility and seasonality aren’t destiny’: Why September is historically the worst month for stocks
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Family Legacy
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Investing
What Fed rate hikes and cuts mean for your brokerage account
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Markets and Economy
How AI adoption by small businesses could reshape the economy – and what that means for investors
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Family Legacy
Insight 8: Work together to build a better world
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Investing
Gold as a safe haven for investors – and how it can work in a diversified portfolio
August 24, 2026Gold can be a safe haven and still rise alongside stocks. Here’s what drives gold, how it can diversify a portfolio and why our strategists still like it for the rest of 2026.Read Now
Wealth Planning
The Great Wealth Transfer: Estate planning, gifting and tax strategies for ’givers’
August 24, 2026Learn the pros and cons of lifetime giving, trusts and wills, and setting clear expectations for heirs when passing down wealth to the next generation.Read Now
Markets and Economy
From Tokyo to London to Washington, debt is in the doghouse
August 21, 2026Global bond yields are climbing as the era of exceptionally low long-term rates becomes harder to justify.Read Now
Family Legacy
Endowment management: spending policies, asset allocation and smoothing
August 21, 2026Nonprofits and private foundations face the dual responsibility of addressing immediate community needs while ensuring sustainable support for the future.Read NowInvesting
‘Volatility and seasonality aren’t destiny’: Why September is historically the worst month for stocks
August 26, 2026September is known on Wall Street as the worst month for stocks. Learn what the “September effect” is, why it happens, and how to prepare your portfolio for volatility.Read NowFamily Legacy
Insight 5: Continually evolve and renew the ownership portfolio
August 26, 2026Building resilience by expecting, preparing for and welcoming change is important for the longevity of generative families.Read NowInvesting
What Fed rate hikes and cuts mean for your brokerage account
August 25, 2026Fed rate hikes and cuts can affect what you earn on cash, how bonds move and how stocks are valued. Here’s what changes inside your brokerage account.Read NowMarkets and Economy
How AI adoption by small businesses could reshape the economy – and what that means for investors
August 25, 2026Small businesses are adopting AI faster, especially newer firms. If usage shifts from experimentation to integration, it could reshape productivity and competition, with implications for investors beyond Big Tech.Read NowFamily Legacy
Insight 8: Work together to build a better world
August 25, 2026Beyond business acumen, instilling a philanthropic spirit and strong sense of mission can be key to inspiring and integrating the next generation into the family business.Read NowInvesting
Gold as a safe haven for investors – and how it can work in a diversified portfolio
August 24, 2026Gold can be a safe haven and still rise alongside stocks. Here’s what drives gold, how it can diversify a portfolio and why our strategists still like it for the rest of 2026.Read NowWealth Planning
The Great Wealth Transfer: Estate planning, gifting and tax strategies for ’givers’
August 24, 2026Learn the pros and cons of lifetime giving, trusts and wills, and setting clear expectations for heirs when passing down wealth to the next generation.Read NowMarkets and Economy
From Tokyo to London to Washington, debt is in the doghouse
August 21, 2026Global bond yields are climbing as the era of exceptionally low long-term rates becomes harder to justify.Read NowFamily Legacy
Endowment management: spending policies, asset allocation and smoothing
August 21, 2026Nonprofits and private foundations face the dual responsibility of addressing immediate community needs while ensuring sustainable support for the future.Read Now
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